opening & closing.fm Page 4 Friday, July 26, 2013 2:01 PM Doors Doors Using Exterior Door Handles Using Interior Door Handles A light press on a door handle extends it, Pull the interior door handle toward you to provided Model S detects a valid key nearby. open the door. If Model S is equipped with the optional tech package, you can set the door handles to extend automatically whenever you approach the driver’s side carrying the key. On the touchscreen, touch Controls > Settings > Auto-Present Handles > On. NOTE: To prevent children from opening rear Insert your hand into the handle and pull to doors using the interior handles, use the open the door. touchscreen (Controls > Settings > Child Door handles retract if you do not use them Protection Locks) to turn on the within one minute after they extend. Just press child-protection locks (see page 2.5). a handle to extend it again. Door handles also retract a minute after the last door closes, when Interior Locking and Unlocking Model S begins moving, and when you lock From inside Model S, you can use the Model S. touchscreen to lock or unlock doors and trunks, NOTE: To preserve battery life, Model is provided a valid key is inside the vehicle. Touch designed to temporarily disable the Controls > Lock/Unlock. The current lock Auto-Present Handles feature when: status displays on the bottom left of the • The key has been out of range for more instrument panel. than 24 hours. NOTE: If a door or trunk is still open when you • The key remains within range for five lock Model S, it locks when you close it. minutes after all doors have been closed. In these cases, extend the handles by touching the driver’s door handle or pressing the unlock button on the key. There is no need to reset the setting. The next time you approach Model S, provided the above conditions do not apply, handles automatically extend. Whenever a door is open, the Door Open indicator displays on the instrument panel. The image of the ModelS on the touchscreen Controls window also shows which door or trunk is open. 2.4 MODEL S OWNERS MANUAL